Cybersecurity Outsourcing: Vendor Selection and Management

Course details

Outsourcing your cybersecurity program can provide major benefits but can also present distinct challenges. Join instructor Kip Boyle for a practical course that provides you with an overview of cybersecurity outsourcing including identifying tasks best suited for outsourcing, selecting vendors, and managing vendors. Kip explains how to get the best value and outcome over time by sharing valuable insights and practical steps for business professionals with or without cybersecurity experience.

Learning objectives
Benefits of outsourcing
Examples of work to outsource
Reasons to outsource cybersecurity
Preparing to outsource cybersecurity
Managing outsourced work vs. managing staff
Risks of outsourcing cybersecurity
Document requirements
Selecting a vendor
Managing a vendor

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Outsourcing cybersecurity
02 - What you should know

1. Prepare to Outsource Cybersecurity Work

03 - What is outsourcing
04 - Why outsource
05 - Why outsource cybersecurity
06 - What are the benefits of outsourcing
07 - How is managing outsourced work different from managing staff
08 - What are the risks of outsourcing cybersecurity
09 - The seven steps to successfully outsourcing cybersecurity work

2. Identify Candidate Work to Outsource

10 - What should you outsource
11 - Examples of work to outsource
12 - Case study 1 - Identify candidate work to outsource

3. Document Requirements

13 - Outcomes
14 - How the work gets done
15 - Service Level Agreements (SLA)
16 - Case study 2 - Document requirements

4. Select a Vendor

17 - What is an MSSP
18 - Recognize and manage conflicting goals profit vs. outcomes
19 - How do I evaluate an MSSP
20 - Case study 3 - Select a vendor

5. Contract with the Vendor

21 - How do I contract with a vendor
22 - Tips for contracting with a vendor
23 - Case study 4 - Contract with the vendor

6. Implement the Agreement

24 - Plan and perform transition to the vendor
25 - Tips for transitioning to the vendor
26 - Case study 5 - Implement the agreement

7. Managing the Vendor

27 - Manage by Service Level Agreements (SLA)
28 - Manage by contractual terms
29 - Case study 6 - Manage the vendor

8. Renewing the Agreement

30 - How to renew the agreement
31 - When to not renew the agreement
32 - Case study 7 - Renew the agreement

Conclusion

33 - Next steps